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Iowa sharpshooter CJ Fredrick commits to KENTUCKY

Iowa shooting guard CJ Fredrick has officially committed to Kentucky, with the announcement coming Wednesday afternoon.

One of the top shooters in the country will suit up for the ‘Cats next season.

Over two weeks after putting his name in the transfer portal, Iowa shooting guard has officially committed to , with the announcement coming Wednesday afternoon.

“I am very excited for this new opportunity in my basketball career,” Fredrick said in 's press release. “I really appreciate the confidence Coach Cal has in me. I am looking forward to going to work and developing as a player with Coach Cal, the staff and my future teammates. Thank you to Coach (Fran) McCaffery, the staff, my teammates and Iowa fans for three memorable years. I cannot wait to get back on the floor at Rupp Arena to help this team win and make Big Blue Nation proud.”

“CJ Fredrick is an established college player from a terrific program who has competed at the highest level and has made big shots and big plays,” UK head coach said in the same press release. “As we all know, CJ is a terrific shooter, but what stuck out to make on tape is he takes care of the ball – he has an excellent assist-to-turnover ratio – and he can hold his own defensively. He guarded the best guard on the other team in just about everything I have seen.

“What I love about CJ is his approach in all of this. In every conversation I have had with him, he has a great plan of how he wants to improve and where he needs to take his game to get better. He wants to be challenged, he wants to be coached and he embraces competition.”

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